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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Detlef Wenzel, Barsinghausen, DE;
Manfred Degenhardt, Pattensen, DE;
ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A rolling-lobe air spring ( ) has a flexible member ( ), a cover plate ( ) and roll-off piston ( ). The bead ( ) at the piston end is configured so that a contact of the bent-over edge portion ( ) with the resilient member ( ) takes place as late as possible to avoid an escape of the bead ( ) downwardly into the free space. This is done to facilitate the attachment of a bead ( ) of the flexible member at the piston end with a bent-over edge portion ( ). The gap formed by bending over the edge portion when catching the bead ( ) should already be closed so far that the bead ( ) can no longer slip out. The bead ( ) when grasped, should lie in a clamping manner against the inner surface of the contact wall. For the above purpose, the bead ( ) of the flexible member ( ) at the piston end is so formed thereon by vulcanization that its sealing surface ( ) does not lie horizontally; instead, the sealing surface (14) is tilted at an angle (&agr;) of preferably 45° to 65° to the perpendicular ( ) standing on the longitudinal axis ( ) of the flexible member. When the bent-over operation is completed, the bead ( ) at the piston end comes to lie in a 90° position to the perpendicular ( ) of the longitudinal axis ( ) of the flexible member.